Church Issues/Unity, Pastoral Biography, Revival, The Church, The Lord's Day

page-count

664

Original Pub Date

1844

isbn

9780851510842

binding

Cloth-bound

Format

Book

Endorsement

‘This is one of the best and most profitable volumes ever published. The memoir of such a man ought surely to be in the hands of every Christian and certainly every preacher of the Gospel.’ — C.H. SPURGEON

‘Robert Murray M’Cheyne’s biography written by his friend Andrew Bonar is one of my most treasured possessions and has been a companion throughout almost all of my Christian life. M’Cheyne died when he was twenty nine, but his life story has been for me personally a model of grace, and his ministry pattern a model for service. It is a book every young Christian man should read—more than once.’ — SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON

‘In living and dying in the morning of life, M’Cheyne kissed the Rose and felt the thorn. His supreme joy was to know Christ. He lived in fellowship with Jesus through the word and prayer. And the thorn of his suffering intensified and purified that fellowship so that we are still being inspired by it 168 years later.’ — JOHN PIPER

Book Description

Few books have been better loved than the Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne. Its circulation underlines this. First published in 1844, within twenty-five years it went through one hundred and sixteen English editions. In 1910 it was estimated that, including translations into other languages, not less than half a million copies were in circulation. Few books have had such a widespread influence on the lives of God’s people. Testimonies to its usefulness were received from many lands and Christians of differing theological persuasions have testified to the blessing experiences through reading it.

Few books contain such variety and wealth of spiritual matter between their covers. As well as the life covering 174 pages, Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne contains a good selection of letters, sermons, other writings and sacred songs.

1 testimonial for Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne

Andrew Bonar has done a superb job in writing the Memoir & Remains of Robert Murray M’Cheyne. Every minister of the gospel must read this book. We see that M’Cheyne’s ministerial ‘success’ finds itself in his deep communion with God. He was a man who drunk deep from the things of God and maintained a close fellowship with His Saviour. As one reads this book, they will be left with pure gold that nourishes the soul and exhorts them to greater personal holiness. After reading this book, M’Cheyne has taught me three things: if we are going to see times of refreshing in our day, ministers of the gospel must have a passion for holiness, a passion for prayer, and a passion for evangelism. This is a book that you will want to read each year for the rest of your ministry.